Omar Caetano

Omar Caetano
Personal information
Full nameOmar Caetano Otero
Date of birthNovember 8, 1938
Place of birthUruguay
Date of deathJuly 2, 2008 (aged 69)
Place of deathUruguay
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961–1975Peñarol
1975New York Cosmos8(0)
National team
1965–1969Uruguay29(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Omar Caetano Otero (November 8, 1938 – July 2, 2008) was a Uruguayan footballer. He represented Uruguay at the 1966 FIFA World Cup and 1970 FIFA World Cup.

He played club football with Peñarol, where he won 8 league titles, 4 major international titles and played in a record 57 derby matches against rivals Nacional.[1] He also spent the 1975 season in the NASL with the New York Cosmos.[2]

On July 2, the official site of Peñarol announced that Caetano had died.

Titles

National titles

Season Team Title
1962Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera
1964Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera
1965Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera
1967Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera
1968Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera
1973Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera
1974Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera
1975Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera

International titles

Season Team Title
1961Uruguay Peñarol Copa Libertadores
1961Uruguay Peñarol Copa Intercontinental
1966Uruguay Peñarol Copa Libertadores
1966Uruguay Peñarol Copa Intercontinental

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